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Backwoods - K1 Garratt

Richard All Messages By This Member #6414 开云体育 Hi, I am currently building a K1 Garratt, I have studied Johns photos and articles in the NG&Industrial Reviews. I am currently building the chassis’s? have cut out and fitted the hornblocks with no problems – Question noting the extra mount to secure the motor to the frame. Are the hornblocks on the drive axle secured to ensure the cruciform stays secure on the motor shaft, Any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated ? Many thanks ? Richard This email has been scanned by BullGuard antivirus protection. For more info visit
John C All Messages By This Member #6415 Hi Richard, I'm not sure if my methods should be followed too closely - I questioned my sanity quite a few times in the 4 1/2 years it took me! To answer your question yes the end wheelsets were fixed within the hornblocks using IIRC a piece of wire. The other axle was compensated although this was probably overkill, although I do have significant superelevation through tight reverse curves. I have quite a few photos in my flickr album at: Regards John
Richard All Messages By This Member #6416 Hi John, Many thanks for info, . I must admit I'd thought it must have been something easy like that but was unsure whether there was another way I hadn't?thought of. I bought this garratt a few years ago at York MR Exhibition,?a project that had been started but badly assembled. I stripped it all down and started again. boiler and cab almost complete. so onto the chassis. this eventually will have DCC sound??The valvegear will be a separate sub assembly. I'll keep you updated on my progress, hopefully finished sometime next?year Many thanks for your help Kind Regards Richard ?
G Shearn All Messages By This Member #6419 开云体育 ". I bought this garratt a few years ago at York MR Exhibition,?a project that had been started but badly assembled." I got one a similar way on eBay (doing anything with it is still some ways off, I might add ...). It seems a lot never got built or at least never got finished. Mind you my squirrel cupboard also has one on those rare (only 50 made) L & B kits that was recently mentioned here or in one of the mags! Good luck with completing your build, let us know of any other issues you run into. Gary On 4 Oct 2016, at 20:53, richard.spen@... [O14] <O14@...> wrote: ? Hi John, Many thanks for info, . I must admit I'd thought it must have been something easy like that but was unsure whether there was another way I hadn't?thought of. I bought this garratt a few years ago at York MR Exhibition,?a project that had been started but badly assembled. I stripped it all down and started again. boiler and cab almost complete. so onto the chassis. this eventually will have DCC sound??The valvegear will be a separate sub assembly. I'll keep you updated on my progress, hopefully finished sometime next?year Many thanks for your help Kind Regards Richard ? ? ? DISCLAIMER: "Opinions, conclusions and other information contained in this e-mail that do not relate to the official business of Marlborough College shall not be understood as endorsed or given by the College. Any attachments are confidential and may be the subject of legal privilege. Any use, copying or disclosure other than by the intended recipient is unauthorised. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message and any copies from your computer and network"
Richard All Messages By This Member #6421 Hi Gary, I'll keep you informed of my progress, and pitfalls, hopefully few. I must admit I've only ever seen one running on a layout. John's article is the only well documented and account of the K1 build, although not built as a Backwoods ?Kit intended, a true masterpiece and something to be inspired by. I've only seen articles on 0 gauge Vivian Garratt's and a NGG16 no doubt someone will correct me. Are you intending to dip your toe in the garratt pond in the near future? Many thanks for your input and encouragement Kind Regards Richard
David Hughes All Messages By This Member #6422 开云体育 Richard, About 3 or 4 years ago at the 7mm Narrow Gauge Association's Convention in Burton there was a gaggle of Garratts on display, mostly clustered around John C?and my track-making demo. Quite the love-in, and probably why John didn't manage to do any more track-building that day than bending the end of a bit of rail Cheers, David Hughes toggle quoted message Show quoted text From: O14@... <O14@...> on behalf of richard.spen@... [O14] <O14@...> Sent: 05 October 2016 10:46 To: O14@... Subject: Re: [O14] Re: Backwoods - K1 Garratt ? ? Hi Gary, I'll keep you informed of my progress, and pitfalls, hopefully few. I must admit I've only ever seen one running on a layout. John's article is the only well documented and account of the K1 build, although not built as a Backwoods ?Kit intended, a true masterpiece and something to be inspired by. I've only seen articles on 0 gauge Vivian Garratt's and a NGG16 no doubt someone will correct me. Are you intending to dip your toe in the garratt pond in the near future? Many thanks for your input and encouragement Kind Regards Richard

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